Thought of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from Mother Teresa

"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."


For more information on Mother Teresa. please check out her biography on http://www.biography.com/

Word of the Day

Today's Word of the Day is: animadvert

1.To comment unfavorably or critically.

2.Obsolete. To take cognizance or notice of.

Word of the Day

Today's Word of the Day is: mesmerize

1.To spellbind; fascinate.

2.To hypnotize.

3.To compel by fascination.

Word of the Day

moot

\moot\ , adjective;

1. to discussion or debate; doubtful.

2 .little or no practical value or meaning; purely academic.

3.Law Not actual; theoretical; hypothetical.

verb:

1.resent or introduce (any point, subject, project, etc.) for discussion.

2.reduce or remove the practical significance of; make purely theoretical or academic.

3.Archaic To argue (a case), especially in a mock court.

noun:

1.An assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.

2.An argument or discussion, especially of a hypothetical legal case.

3. obsolete A debate, argument, or discussion.

Historical Fact of the Day

10/18 1851 – Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London.

Thought of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from William Shakespeare.

"Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none."

For more information on William Shakespeare, please check out his page on http://www.biography.com/

Word of the Day

Today's Word of the Day is: etiology

1.In Pathology the study of the causes of diseases.

2.Any study of causes, causation, or causality, as in philosophy, biology, or physics.

Richland County Public Library to host David Axe: Modern Day War Correspondent

David Axe: Modern Day War Correspondent

"Columbia jounalist and blogger David Axe has been traveling to the world's most violent conflict zones since 2005.  Axe's reporting has been on many media outlets and national publications, including C_SPAN and MSNBC.  His 2010 graphic novel, "War is Boring", was featured in the 'Rolling Stone' Hot List.  Come listen to him talk about his experiences" (Richland County Public Library).  Click here for details.

Date:  Sunday, October 9, 2011

Time: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

War is Boring Blog

Recent Articles by David Axe in the Washington Times 

(Image courtesty of WarIsBoring.com)

Nickelodeon Theatre to host the 2012 Indie Grits (film) Festival

Interested in filmmaking? 

The Nickelodeon Theatre is calling for submissions for their 2012 Indie Grits Film Festival to be held on April 20th through the 29th.  They're looking for "...edgy, DIY film and video from across the Southeast" (http://www.nickelodeon.org/programs/). 

Deadline for submissions: December 1, 2011

For more information on the 2012 Indie Grits Festival and criteria for submissions, visit http://www.indiegrits.com/.

(Above photo courtesy of the Nickelodeon Theatre's Facebook page)

Thought of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from Mark Twain.

 

 

 

 

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.

Word of the Day

Today's Word of the Day is

vesuvian

adjective:

1.Volcanic; of, pertaining to, or resembling Mount Vesuvius.

noun:

1.A type of match formerly used for lighting cigars; fusee.

Thought of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs

 

 

 

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“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

Word of the Day

Today's Word of the Day is: druthers

(noun)

1.One's own way, choice, or preference.

Thought of the Day and Word of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from musical artist, Marvin Gaye.

"If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else."

For more information on Marvin Gaye, please check out his page on http://www.biography.com/.

Today's Word of the Day is: bandersnatch

(noun)

1.an imaginary wild animal of fierce disposition.

2.A person of uncouth or unconventional habits, attitudes, etc., especially one considered a menace, nuisance, or the like.

 

Origin:

Bandersnatch was invented by Lewis Carroll in 1871 in his book Through the Looking Glass.

 

 

Thought of the Day and Tuesday Historical Fact

Today's Thought of the Day comes from physicist Albert Einstein.

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. "

For more information on Albert Einstein, please check out his page on http://www.biography.com/.

Tuesday Historical Fact

On this day in 1822, Rutherford B. Hayes was born. He would later go on to become the 19th President of the United States.

For more information on the Presidency of Rutherford Hayes, please check out his page on www.whitehouse.gov

Word of the Day

endemic

1.Belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place.

2.Natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous.

noun:

1.An endemic disease.